Board approves routine contracts, grant pass‑throughs and Williamsport library commitment

The board approved a batch of procurement and grant actions during the meeting, including:<br><br>- Dumpster services (PUR1805) at county wastewater sites awarded to Republic Services for approximately $62,853 (one‑year contract, with renewal options).<br>- Treatment services for substance use disorders at the Sheriff’s Day Reporting Center awarded to Recovery & Rise for $90,000 for FY2027 (with renewal options).<br>- Pass‑through or state‑designated awards for disconnected youth services and school‑based health/mental health programs (sole source awards to the Western Maryland Consortium, Meritus, and Brook Lane) where state funding requires specific vendors to be used; county serves as the grant conduit.<br>- Renewal for mattress removal and recycling and a final change order/closeout for the rubble reclamation landfill capping project (final change order approximately $67,234 added to the contract).<br><br>Most actions were approved by voice vote as submitted. Staff noted some routine clarifying questions (such as prior‑year contract amounts and timing) and supplied follow‑up information as requested by commissioners.

Separately, the board approved a letter of county commitment supporting a grant application for a Williamsport Library Replacement Project. County staff and the Washington County Free Library told the board the project is in the CIP at an estimated total cost of about $21.9 million with a county contribution of roughly $4.5 million allocated across FY27–FY30; the FY28 commitment was recorded at approximately $671,000 in the presented plan.